Three-quarters of UK housing schemes on hold

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Exclusive figures show that coronavirus has halted work on sites due to deliver nearly 300,000 homes

Nearly three quarters of “on site” residential projects are currently on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, with schemes due to provide nearly 300,000 homes paused, according to new figures.

An analysis by construction data firm Barbour ABI, carried out for Housing Today, details for the first time exactly how hard the sector’s workload has been hit by the coronavirus pandemic, despite the government maintaining that sites should remain open where possible.

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